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Giant Honeyeater or duetting giant honeyeater, Gymnomyza brunneirostris

The Giant Honeyeater or Duetting Giant Honeyeater (Gymnomyza brunneirostris) is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family. It is endemic to Fiji.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

It is endemic Viti Levu island. It was formerly considered conspecific with the yellow-billed honeyeater. Both showed both phenotypic and behavioural differences. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that they also differed significantly in their mitochondrial DNA sequences and suggested that Gymnomyza brunneirostris brunneirostris should be promoted to the species level.

The International Ornithologists' Union accepted these proposals and introduced the name "yellow-billed honeyeater" for G. viridis and "giant honeyeater" for G. brunneirostris.

Giant Honeyeater or duetting giant honeyeater, Gymnomyza brunneirostris
Endemic on Fiji

Range map
Range map from www.oiseaux.net - Ornithological Portal Oiseaux.net
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Listen to the Giant Honeyeater

Remarks from the Recordist

Bird foraging in Vegetation uttering soft contact calls. Louder series of calls answered by possible partner a bit further off..Recording equipment: Telinga pro 7 stereo dat mic, sound devices 702

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Remarks from the Recordist

Different individual. Recording equipment: Telinga pro 7 stereo dat mic, sound devices 702

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Conservation status
Giant Honeyeater or duetting giant honeyeater, Gymnomyza brunneirostris
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2.
International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.



From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Sighted: (Date of first photo that I could use) 12 October 2017
Location: Namosi Road

Giant Honeyeater or duetting giant honeyeater, Gymnomyza brunneirostris
Giant Honeyeater or duetting giant honeyeater - Gymnomyza brunneirostris
12 October 2017 - Namosi Road



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